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Welcome to Five or Flop, a podcast for the best (and worst) historical fiction has to offer! Each week, we'll be reading and reviewing a different historical fiction book on a scale from flop to five. Make sure to follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @fiveorflop_pod for all the latest updates! Have a book you want us to read? Send us a recommendation: https://forms.gle/1JroxLkK157zpa9N8 Read along with us on StoryGraph! Join the Five or Flop: Season One Reading Challenge and track you ...
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MEDIA BUZZmeter

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Howie Kurtz picks five stories from the most important, to the most entertaining, to the buzziest. And, he will sound off on what they tell us about the media culture: Are they fair, fascinating or a flop?
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Imperfect Paradise is an award-winning weekly narrative podcast showcasing California stories with universal significance, hosted by Antonia Cereijido. Each deeply reported story is driven by characters who illuminate aspects of American identity and underscore California's reputation as a home for dreamers and schemers, its heartbreaking inequality, its varied and diverse communities, its unique combination of dense cities and wild places. New episodes premiere Wednesdays, with broadcasts o ...
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Snooze

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Everyone has a dream. But sometimes there’s a gap between where we are and where we want to be. True, there are some people who can bridge that gap easily, on their own, but all of us need a little help at some point. A little boost. An accountability partner. A Snooze Squad. In each episode, the Snooze Squad will strategize an action plan for people to face their fears. Guests will transform their own perception of their potential and walk away a few inches closer to who they want to become ...
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This week, Erin confronts an old enemy when we read Mary Renault's The Persian Boy, the second in her Alexander the Great trilogy. Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five. The theme for Season Four is Reading Rain…
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Howie Kurtz on Trump surprisingly defends Biden and blames aides for border mess, Trump getting low approval ratings on the economy and the DOJ investigating Andrew Cuomo for allegedly lying about COVID decisions. Follow Howie on Twitter: ⁠@HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic…
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In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we bring you an episode from Inheriting Season One. Inheriting is a show about Asian American and Pacific Islander families, which explores how one event in history can ripple through generations. Bảo Trương’s parents both fled Vietnam in 1975 following the war. His father Thuận was a …
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Today, Howie discusses the underlying medical questions following former President Joe Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis, the departure of CBS News CEO and President Wendy McMahon, and Sesame Street's signing of a new distribution deal with Netflix. Follow Howie on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@HowardKurtz⁠⁠ ⁠⁠For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad…
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We’re giving into nostalgia and going full 90s mode with an episode about the many great (and some not so great) TV sitcoms of the decade. Guests: Actors Tichina Arnold (“The Neighborhood,” “Martin”), Vella Lovell (“Animal Control,” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”) and Timothy Simons (“Nobody Wants This,” “Veep”). NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING is a production of The…
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Howard Kurtz reacts to the revelation of former President Joe Biden’s aggressive form of prostate cancer, the Department of Justice’s reported plan to make indicting members of Congress easier, and President Trump’s strategy to ‘flood the zone’ to boost his approval rating. Follow Howie on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@HowardKurtz⁠⁠ ⁠⁠For more #MediaBuzz click here…
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Howie Kurtz on former FBI Director James Comey's now-deleted cryptic social media post causing concern for President Trump's safety, the Supreme Court hearing arguments over the future of birthright citizenship and the growing cost of President Trump's military parade. Follow Howie on Twitter: ⁠⁠@HowardKurtz⁠ ⁠For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn m…
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Howie Kurtz on United States Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard firing two top officials due to the alleged politicization of the intelligence community, Democrats' contradictory reactions to former President Joe Biden’s mental decline, and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's(D-NY) grandstanding during a committee hearing. Follow …
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Howie Kurtz on President Trump potentially renaming the Persian Gulf, the United States continuing trade negotiations with China, and recent headlines questioning the integrity of American baseball. Follow Howie on Twitter: ⁠⁠@HowardKurtz⁠ ⁠For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we bring you an episode from Inheriting Season One. Inheriting is a show about Asian American and Pacific Islander families, which explores how one event in history can ripple through generations. Growing up in Long Beach, California, Victoria Uce was surrounded by a loving and support…
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Howie Kurtz on more backlash coming from the GOP over luxury jet gift from Qatar, Hamas releasing last American hostage and HHS Sec. RFK Jr. swimming in sewage. Follow Howie on Twitter: ⁠@HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy FOX News Radio
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In this episode, we're headed to both Syria AND Little Syria with The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar! We hope you like birds, because there certainly are an unprecedented number of them. Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale …
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Martinis shaken, not stirred. Fast cars and shiny shoes. Villain monologues and absurd gadgets. From shagadelic parodies to suave 007 and serialized stories, we’re taking aim at spy movies. Guests: Actress Rose McIver (“Ghosts,” “iZombie”); writer/showrunner Raamla Mohamed (“Little Fires Everywhere,” “Reasonable Doubt,”); and writer/director Mark A…
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Howie Kurtz on Trump defending luxury jet gift from Qatar, U.S. and China agreeing to temporarily slash tariffs and a New Jersey mayor arrested for trespassing on ICE facility. Follow Howie on Twitter: ⁠@HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Howie Kurtz on Trump appointing FOX host Jeanine Pirro as U.S. Attorney in D.C., the surprise selection of an American Cardinal as the new Pope and the GOP backing off from cutting back Medicaid. Follow Howie on Twitter: ⁠@HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Howie Kurtz on Trump announcing a trade deal made with the United Kingdom, Trump withdrawing his nominee for Surgeon General and dozens of students being arrested for pro-Palestinian protests. Follow Howie on Twitter: ⁠@HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Howie Kurtz on the Supreme Court allowing President Trump's transgender troop ban, Trump meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Carney and Biden blasting Trump on his handling of Ukraine in BBC interview. Follow Howie on Twitter: ⁠@HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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In the days after LA’s early-January wildfires, tenant advocate Chelsea Kirk noticed a trend: rent gouging. Rents were shooting up past their legal limit. In the wake of the fires, as natural disaster collided with LA’s severe housing shortage, we trace how a collective of volunteers organized themselves to bring rent gouging to light in LA County.…
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In the days after LA’s early-January wildfires, tenant advocate Chelsea Kirk noticed a trend: rent gouging. Rents were shooting up past their legal limit. In the wake of the fires, as natural disaster collided with LA’s severe housing shortage, we trace how a collective of volunteers organized themselves to bring rent gouging to light in LA County.…
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Howie Kurtz on Trump ordering 100% tariffs on foreign made movies, many people getting offended by A-I generated Trump as Pope photo and more concerns being raised over Sen. Fetterman's mental health. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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We're back this week with another audiobook and another Grace and Erin disagreement: it's Arthurian legend time, and we're reading Gwen and Art Are Not in Love! Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five. The theme f…
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Today we’re talking about the only truly noble pursuit there is — making movies! To honor the greatest industry in the world, this live episode of NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING is all about movies… about movies. Guests: Writer/actor Ashley Nicole Black (“A Black Lady Sketch Show,” “Shrinking”); writer/actor Paul Scheer (“Black Monday,” “The League”); and w…
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Howie Kurtz on the negative coverage of Trump's first 100 days, John Fetterman staffers raising concerns over his mental fitness and Prince Harry saying he wants 'reconciliation' with his family. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Howie Kurtz on the firing of Mike Waltz, Trump cutting funding from NPR and PBS and Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' movie being released this weekend. Follow Howie on Twitter: @HowardKurtz For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy FOX News Radio
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